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Unlawful of carrying weapons: A person commits and offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a "------" if the person is not :(1) on the persons own premises or premises under the person control (2) inside or directly en route to a motor vehicle or watercraft that is owned by the person or under the persons control. - ANS-handgun If tom , while commiting the offense of burglary , intentionally killed the homeowner, can be charged with: - ANS-Capital murder A rancher does not like his neighbor. One day the ranch sees his neighbor's prize bull in its own field. The rancher pulls out his rifle and shoots the bull, killing it. The proper charge is: - ANS-criminal mischief What is the primary difference between robbery and theft? - ANS-the use or attempted use of force A third degree felon with one prior felony conviction may be imprisoned for a maximum of: - ANS-20 years As a peace officer, you are responsible to a service call at an apartment complex. You observe a young couple fighting. In your attempt to break up the fight a third person attack you with a club causing bodily injury. The third person can be charged with: - ANS-aggravated assault Aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer is a - ANS-first degree felony "To restrain a person with intent to prevent his liberation by use of deadly force", would be - ANS-abduct To commit the offense of criminal trespass in habitation is a: - ANS-Class A Misdemeanor A person intentionally threatens another with imminent bodily injury is guilty of: - ANS- assault A person commits the offense of ------- if there are six people creating immediate danger of damage to property or injury to persons. - ANS-correct answer not listed(not riot, harassment, or obstructing highway)
An officer has lawfully stopped a person who witnessed a robbery and requested information about the crime. What intentional action on the part of the person would constitute an offense of failure to identify? - ANS-giving a false name to the officer A person takes a purse that is laying next to its 64 yr old owner who is sitting on a park bench. In the process the owner of the purse receives minor injuries as a result of a struggle. What is the most serious crime that occurred? - ANS-Robbery A person adjudged guilty of---- shall be confined in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of two years to ten years and a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars. - ANS-3rd degree felony Joe is stealing a car. During the attempt, Joe sees the owner of the car, Randy, and shoots him. Randy is injured but does not die. The most serious offense Joe can be charged with is: - ANS-aggravated robbery A person commits and offense if he/she intentionally or knowingly causes the death of an individual, intends to cause the death or while committing or attempting to commit a felony causes the death of an individual is: - ANS-murder " To restrict a persons' movement with out consent , so as to interfere substantially with his liberty, by moving his from one place to another or by confining him", would be - ANS-restrain A person who has been convicted of a felony involving an act of violence, and was convicted three years prior to your contact with him. Based on possession of a handgun at home, what is appropriate charge? - ANS-unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon A person who, without the effective consent of the owner, intentionally kills a horse is guilty of - ANS-criminal mischief The offense of unlawfully carry a weapon on any premises licensed or issued a permit by this state for the sale of alcoholic beverage, is a felony of the : - ANS-third degree A person commits"--------" if, with intent to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession or gathering he obstructs or interferes with the meeting, process or gathering by physical action or verbal utterance. - ANS-disrupt meeting or procession If the definition of an offense does not require culpable mental state and does not clearly dispense with any mental element, the least mental state required is: - ANS- reckless For the offense of assault to occur, actual bodily injury - ANS-need not occur
------- means a place designated by law for confinement of persons arrested for, charged with, or convicted of an offense. - ANS-Penal institution James Johnson is waiving his shotgun around in the hotel lobby in a manner calculate to alarm the other present. What offense can Johnson be charged with? - ANS- disorderly conduct " ------means, physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition." - ANS- bodily injury An offense not described as a criminal homicide under the penal code is: - ANS- vehicular homicide The barrel length for a short barrel firearm is less than ---inches for a shotgun , and less than --- inches for a rifle, or an overall length of less than --- inches. - ANS-eighteen, sixteen, twenty six What type of entry is necessary in the crim of burglary? - ANS-the intrusion of any part of the body or any physical object attached to the body A convict shoots a uniformed police officer during a robbery. The office does not die but is seriously wounded. The most serious proper charge would be: - ANS-aggravated Robbery " The actual care, custody, control or management" defines - ANS-possession A person commits' the following offense of disorderly conduct, if he intentionally or knowingly does which of the following? - ANS-enters on the property of another and for a lewd purpose "An individual, corporation, or association" defines: - ANS-person A busy mother leaves her 11month old child unattended in her car while she goes in a store for about 15 minutes. What criminal charge, if anything, could be filed against the mother? - ANS-leaving a child in the vehicle Joe knows that there is a warrant for his arrest. A peace officer approaches him to tell him that he is under arrest. Joe runs to his car and takes off. During the pursuit, the peace officer wrecks his patrol car and suffers a broken back. Joe has committed: - ANS-Evading arrest What is the penalty for theft of three items valued at two hundred fifty dollars each, stolen during the same criminal episode? - ANS-Class A misdemeanor
An officer responds to a call, finding a man shooting at other people. He is justified in using deadly force. However, when he returned fire , the officer recklessly kills an innocent person. The officer may be filed on for (the most serious offense) - ANS- manslaughter Jimmy gives another person a gun, knowing the other person intends to commit suicide. What offense , if any has Jimmy committed? - ANS-aiding suicide Indecent Exposure: A person commits an offense if he exposes his anus or any part of his genitals with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person, and he is reckless about whether another is present who will be offended or alarmed by his act. - ANS-Class B misdemeanor Kidnapping is a -----degree felony - ANS-3rd if the definition of an offense does not prescribe a culpable mental state but one is required by law, the lowest level of culpability to convict is: - ANS-Reckless Any bladed hand instrument that is capable of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by cutting or stabbing a person is the definition of: - ANS-a knife Fred a peace officer, arrives at the scene of a family disturbance and is fired at by the irate husband, with a shotgun. Fred is authorized to return fire but is reckless with his gun fire an kills an innocent 3rd person. Fred can be charged with: - ANS-Manslaughter A person commits the offense of ---- if he commits an act clearly dangerous to human life, with the intention of causing serious bodily injury and causes the death of an individual. - ANS-murder Any penetration of the female sex organ by the male sex organ is legally defines: - ANS-Sexual intercourse A person commits an offense if without the effective consent of the owner, she recklessly damages or destroys property of the owner - ANS-reckless damage or destruction Fred voluntarily released Sam (his aggravated kidnap victim) in a safe place. Fred can reduce his offense to a ----- Felony by this act - ANS-2nd degree A knife with a blade overfive and one half inches is a : - ANS-location restricted knife Criminal negligent homicide is what degree of felony - ANS-state jail felony A person gives another person legal advice. What offense has been committed? - ANS- Correct criminal offense not listed
A person acts "------" with respect to circumstances surrounding his conduct or the result of his conduct when he ought to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will occur. - ANS-with criminal negligence, or is criminally negligent A person who recklessly sells firearms or ammunition for a firearm to any intoxicated person can be charged with the offense of - ANS-unlawful transfer of certain weapons Johnny Walker rents a TV from Bills TV for a week. At the end of the week Walker does not return the TV or pay for another weeks rent. Has criminal violation occurred? - ANS- theft of service A person may use force but not deadly force when - ANS-to discipline his child A person commits the crime of "------" if he intentionally or knowingly by words or physical action prevents the execution of any process in a civil cause. - ANS-preventing execution of civil process A ---- is a criminal partnership wherein two or more persons agree to commit a crime. An act of preparation will suffice: - ANS-conspiracy The offense of unlawfully carrying a weapon on any premises licensed or issued a permit by this state for the sale of alcoholic beverage, is a felony of the: - ANS-third degree Intentionally destroying a public document, and the amount of pecuniary loss is 15,000, is a : - ANS-State jail felony you are to testify as a witness and Les Linchman threatens to harm you if you do. What violation, if any, has Les Lynchman committed? - ANS-retaliation A person commits Disorderly conduct if he intentionally or knowingly does which of the following? - ANS-fights with another in a public place To commit the offense of criminal trespass in habitation is a - ANS-Class A misdemeanor An offense not described as a criminal homicide under the Penal Code is: - ANS- vehicular homicide Voluntary intoxication - ANS-may be admitted into evidence at the penalty stage of the trial You let your nephew, Homer, stay in your house knowing he is thirteen and has escaped from a detention facility for children. What offense have you committed? - ANS-harboring a runaway child
To intentionally or knowingly operate a motor vehicle of another without the effective consent of the owner is to commit the offense of: - ANS-unauthorized use of a motor vehicle harm - ANS-means anything reasonably regarded as loss, disadvantage, or injury, including harm to another person in whose welfare the person affected is interested a person commits the offense of ----- if he causes the death of an individual by criminal negligence. - ANS-criminally negligent homicide which of the following is not a culpable state - ANS-purposeful lowest form of culpability is - ANS-criminal negligence which of the following offenses are not classified as offenses against public order and decency - ANS-gambling highest form of culpability - ANS-intentionally A second degree felony offender with one prior felony conviction may be imprisoned for a maximum of: - ANS-life A first offense , first degree felon may be sentenced to confinement for: - ANS-life or five to ninety-nine years A first offense, third degree felon, may be imprisoned for: - ANS-two to ten years A first degree felon offender with one prior felony conviction may be imprisoned for a minimum of: - ANS-fifteen years Criminally negligent homicide is a felony of the----- degree - ANS-state jail felony which of the following is not a magistrate in Texas - ANS-district court clerk
